The Louvre Invites the Comics
The Louvre invites the comicsLe Louvre invite la bande dessinée was an event held to celebrate the collaboration between French publishers The Louvre CollectionMusée du Louvre Editions and Futuropolis.
For the event, a series of original French bande dessinées (BD's), Japanese manga and American comic books were published and showcased at an exhibition in Paris, France from January 22 to April 13, 2009 at the Louvre MuseumMusée du Louvre.
The event was organized by Fabrice Douar, deputy director of the department of publications at The Louvre Collections and Sébastien Gnaedig, the editorial director of Futuropolis. With scenography by M.-A. Mathieu.[1]
Summary
The exhibit featured five artists: Hirohiko Araki, Nicolas de Crécy, Éric Liberge, Marc-Antoine Mathieu and Bernard Yslaire.
The venue was open daily, except for Tuesdays, from 9am to 6pm, and until 10pm on Wednesdays and Fridays in the Sully Wing on the mezzanine floor of the Museum.
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Exhibits
For Nicolas de Crécy's Glacial PeriodPériode glaciaire, nineteen A4-sized pages were presented among three frames. Similarly, fourteen pages of Marc-Antoine Mathieu's Museum VaultsLes Sous-sols du Révolu were shown in three frames.
As for Éric Liberge's On the Odd HoursAux heures impaires, five A3-sized composition sketches
were showcased alongside high-definition prints of the corresponding pages.
Bernard Yslaire and Jean-Claude Carrière's unreleased comic, The Sky Over the LouvreLe Ciel au-dessus du Louvre was presented as a video projection.
Lastly, Hirohiko Araki's work in progress manga, Rohan at the LouvreRohan au Louvre, was previewed at the exhibition in the form of two A2-sized pages.
Gallery
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